Biome Description:

Characteristics of biome are clearly and thoroughly described:
The area hightlighted in orange is the Tundra.
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/images/tundra_map_big_jpg_image.html Author unknown


Abiotic Factor


  • Climate- The climate has freezing temperatures along with a mild summer and has harsh winters.
  • Rainfall- The average yearly rainfall is 25-100CM/10-32IN

  • Average temp-the average temp. is 18C/-40F those temperatures are extremely cold

  • Additional abiotic factor- An additional abiotic factor is dirt

  • Picture-


    external image snowy%20tundra%20scene.jpg Animals try to eat the little grass that is coming through the heavy snow. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm Author unknown

The average yearly temperature is 18C/-40F

The avreage yearly preicpitation 25-100CM/10-32IN
Climate- Freezeing temp,mild summer and harsh winters.
Abiotic factors-Dirt,




Biotic factors:

Each category includes general description , an adaptation, and a picture

Five (5) Producers with adaptations: Bearberry,
leather leaves, silky hairs to keep them warm.Labrador tea-has leather leaves rough hairs to keep them warm.Pasque Flower-grows close to the ground to keep its self warm in the harsh summers.Tufted Saxifage-root syestem forstoring carbohydrates, so that they can respond quicky to the cold.Artic moss-when not growing it stores nurteints.
picture of Blue Tundra Flower Image
picture of Blue Tundra Flower Image
Flowers bask in the sun and get nutrients...
http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/blue-tundra-flower-14005-pictures.htm Author Unknown

Three (3) Herbivores with adaptations:Caribou-stays in a heard also changes from light brow in the summer to dark brown in the winter.Musk ox-24"in long hair with an wool coat under neath.Artic hare-big hind legs to help them run also has gaint ears for amazing hearing.

Three (3) Carnivores with adaptations:Polar bear-2 layers of fur /black skin to attrack the sunrays to keep them warm. They also have webbed feet to help them swim.Ermine-changes white in the winter then dark brown in the summer.Snow owl-has white feathers in the winter and then changes to gray in the summer.
  • Three (3) Omnivores with adaptations:Artic fox-brown in the summer and then white in the winter.Grizzly bear-hibronates in the winter and collects food to get fat in the summer and spring to get ready for hibronation.Harlequin duck-has webed feet so it can swim faster also has a sharp beak so the duck and open up nuts easyer.external image placeholder?w=200&h=117